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TGIThursday! Today’s newsletter brings news from New York’s trucking industry, which is supporting a busway project that has been blocked by the feds on the false premise that trucks would not be able to use 34th Street once it’s cleared of private vehicle traffic.

Then go and check out the latest from Anna Zivarts about PROWAG, or the Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines. It’s a great start, Zivarts argues, but there’s still a way to go in improving accessibility — and that’s through reducing car dependence in general.

Read those articles and more below:

  • Is It Time for the Era of the ‘Bike-Car’?
    by Kea Wilson
    September 24, 2026
    A quirky “velomobile” company is plotting a comeback. Will Americans buy it?
  • Domo Arigato, Thursday’s Headlines
    by Blake Aued
    September 24, 2026
    Many of the headlines are about Mr. Roboto driving taxis.
  • Wednesday’s Headlines Are in the Eye of the Beholder
    by Blake Aued
    September 24, 2026
    Sen. Joni Ernst’s definition of a “boondoggle” is not the same as Streetsblog’s. Plus, the bike lane culture war rages on.
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